allanamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From allanar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aʝanaˈmjento/ [a.ʝa.naˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /aʎanaˈmjento/ [a.ʎa.naˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /aʃanaˈmjento/ [a.ʃa.naˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aʒanaˈmjento/ [a.ʒa.naˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: a‧lla‧na‧mien‧to

Noun

allanamiento m (plural allanamientos)

  1. smoothing, flattening
    Synonyms: alisamiento, aplanamiento
  2. burglary
  3. (law) a search conducted pursuant to a warrant
  4. (Latin America) a police raid
    Synonyms: redada, batida
  5. (Mexico, Spain) break-in
    Synonym: efracción
    Acusado de allanamiento de morada
    Charged with breaking and entering

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